This was something that was brought up in our comments
section that got the wheels in my head turning so a hat tip to our commenter
that goes by the name of “Spade.” Spade asked the question “Would you trade
Brett Gardner and Andrew Miller in a package for one of the New York Mets
aces?” Truth be told I think it would take more than just Miller and Gardner to
land one of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard, although it may be a
bit of an overpay for Steve Matz and/or Zach Wheeler, so I thought about maybe
adding a prospect or two to sweeten the deal, do you make the deal?
Whether we would make the deal I guess is a moot point, it’s
whether the Mets would make the deal. In a perfect world and on paper you have
to think the Mets would be interested in the trade. Their bullpen was shaky at
best in 2015 with Juerys Familia blowing multiple postseason saves and Tyler
Clippard being more “wild” that “effectively wild” for much of the second half.
Clippard is now hitting free agency alongside Daniel Murphy, Yoenis Cespedes
and others leaving a set of huge holes for New York at the back end of the
bullpen, in the outfield and at first base. Those holes could be filled by the
Yankees with the Mets trading from a position of power, young and controllable
starting pitching.
Miller would give the Mets an immediate 9th
inning presence while Gardner could slot into center field to replace Cespedes
or anywhere else in the Citi Field outfield. Adding a potential first base
option like Tyler Austin and another lower level prospect that many haven’t
heard of but has upside could sweeten the pot for the Mets. I still can’t see
the team pulling the trigger, that’s a long commitment with a lot of money
heading to the budget-stricken Mets, but the deal makes sense for both sides.
The Yankees get another young fire ball starting pitcher to
add to Masahiro Tanaka, Luis Severino, Nathan Eovaldi and Michael Pineda while
the Mets full multiple holes in one move. Don’t start penciling one of the Mets
multiple aces in just yet, although the offseason is the time to dream for fans
of the team.
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